In the first major signing of the off-season this year in baseball, the Dodgers have brought back CF Matt Kemp. The Dodgers re-signed him to an eight-year, $160 million contract. Kemp is 27.
This moves comes as a sign that the Dodgers are prepared to move on after the messy divorce and pending sale of the club by Frank McCourt plunged them into baseball bankruptcy. In addition to signing Kemp, the Dodgers also signed free agent 2B Mark Ellis to a two-year, $8.75 million contract. Rumors are rampant that the Dodgers will offer a long-term contract extension to LHP Clayton Kershaw sometime in 2012.
Also, the Dodgers re-signed LF Juan Rivera to a one-year, $4.5 million contract. The Dodgers have been criticized somewhat for overpaying this off-season, with Ellis getting a two-year contract worth a tidy sum and Rivera getting almost five million dollars. Add that onto Kemp's deal - the seventh biggest contract in baseball history - and you might be able to formulate a solid argument.
But the Kemp deal cannot be denied. This is a win-win for the dodgers.
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